Hair-cutting tool.



A. A. T.-STAHLE. HAIR CUTTING TOOL. APPLICATION FILED um. i. 19x 2.

Patented Dec. 3, 1918.

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AXIEL A. 1*. STAI-ILE, or CHICA O, ILLINOIS.

.I-IAIReCUTTING' TOOL.

Specification of 'Letters Patent.

Patente d' Deci 3, 1918.

Application filed Deoember 1, 1917. Serial No. 204,851

DORE, STAHLE, a citizen of the United States,

residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinoiS,- haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Hair-Cutfollowing is aspecifitiati n- This invention is a hair cutting tool employed .incutting thev hair upon the head of a human'being and is morepartlcularly adapted for home Or domestic use by] an inexperiencedperson orone unsk lled in the profession of harboring, wherein the cuthair will be of proper lengths, withoutshowlug-nicked or gouged placeswhere the hair has been cut; to a shorter length.

One objectfof the inventio'n is to provide a tool having pivotallyconnected members including handles and with 111 03 at one eI101 of a hof he m mbers- Another object is to provide a hair cutting toolthat willinclude two pivotally mount- .ed member each; having combs at one end,

making the mounting adjustable so that the combs may have theirseparation varied to determine the length ofhair to remain, and

employing guide and-spring serving to move andg'u'ide, the members intoengage mentso that the combs are maintained. in t-hirladj'ustedpositions,

Broadlytstate'd the invention comprises a pair of; members pivotallyconnected together, one end ofeach of's aid members be- .ing formed as ahandle and at the opposite end provided with a comb, one of said1ne1nhers being, slotted and in each of the slots pivotally mountedrods, one of which rods is placed and the other rod being provided witha slidable collar having a rounded upper edgeand a stationary collaradjacent the lower end of said rod with a spring placed between .saidcollars and around the rod; theother of the'members being provided withslots, one of which has a pin fastened transverselyvtherethrough toengage with one of the holesof one of the rods, the, other of said slotsbeing. adapted to have the other of saidrods passed there-. through,said pinbeing removable so that spaced from each other provided withZL-TSGIlGSflf holes longitudinally position the combs at the properdistance apart. and the rod serves as a guide to maintain the alinement.

One practical form, of construction and assembly Will be described andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which z- Figurel is a sideelevation of the tool, Fig 2 is a top plan View of the,t00l, and

Fig. 3, is a sectionala view. on the line 33 of Fig. 1, and shows theassembly of the spring and guide rod with. the two members. In thepreferred embodiment'abjout to be described, the tool generally,comprises two members 5 and:'6 that are preferably formed of metal inorder to, provide strength and rigidity, Each of the members 5 and 6:are provided with curved ends formingthe handies 7 and 8, These handlesshould be, so curved that they will comfortably fit the.

human hand. Theoppositeje'nd of t v membar 5 a d 6; re provided withthe, combs 9 and 1jO;., These combsmayi he secured-to them mber 5 and 6in any approved manner such asindicate'd; by the rivets l1 and 1 2. Themembers 5, and 6, preferably formed; generally of square stock and theiropposing surfaces adjacent the comb ends may be beveled as indicated at13 andlfi. TheQPPosite. ends which form the handles 7 and 8 may beflattened and partakej ofan oval shape, as indicated i11Eig. 2. Themember 6 is providedwith slots 15, and 16 that pass clear through thememberas shown more, particularly in Eig. 1. The member 6 isnprovidedwith suitable holes that are in alinement transversely of the slots. Thc$. vholes are adapted to receivethe pins 17 and 18;

' Thesl0ts15 and 16 are adapted to receive the rods 19 and 20. Theserodsare provided with suitable holes at, their lower ends so that thepins 17 and 18 may be passed therethrough and form a pivotal mountingfor the rods 19 and 20. The slots are of sufficient length to provide alongitudinal swinging of the, rods." The rod 19 is providedwith aseriesof holes: 21; The memher-:5, is also providedwith the slots 22 and 23.These slots are provided With curved end walls; and through these slots,the. rods 19 and 20 are adapted to pass.

The holes 21 are adapted to be engaged by, a, pin 24 that passes throughalined holes formed in t e member 5 and through the slot 22. This pinthus forms a pivotal mounting for the two members 5 and 6 and theirrelative distance apart mav be varied by removing the pin 24 and placingit in another of the holes 21.

surface of the movable collar 27 is substantially fiat while its uppersurface 1s rounded as indicated at 28.

A coil spring 29 encircles the rod 20 and is positioned sothat its endsbear against the relatively stationary collar 26 and the flat surface ofthe collar 27 When the handles 7 and 8 are brought closer together thespring 29 will be compressed between the collars 26 and move within theslot 23 which is shaped to provide for the varying position.

To further provide for this positioning the rod 20 is pivotally mountedin the memher 6. The spring 29 may be formed in any usual or customaryway but is preferablyformed of a suitable size of piano wire. The collar27 having the flat under surface 30 has its surface provided with aprojecting flange indicated at 31 that is adapted to fit within andengage with the inner diameter of the spring 29. This flange will serveto. center and guide'the spring 29 when compressing and expanding.

As shown inthe several figures the rods 19 and 20 are formed of flatstock and these rods may be formed of any suitable material and inanydesired shape that will be best adapted'to perform their severalfunctions.

Asshown the rod 19 'is somewhat shorter than the rod 20.

The comb 1O is adapted to rest against the head of the person andthecomb 9 engages With the hair and lifts it the proper distance away.Shears or other cutting tools are then employed to sever the hair.

The amount of the separation between the combs 9 and 10 will determinethe length of hair remaining upon the head of the individual. Thus itwill be seen that the hair may be cut'to uniform lengths and that aninexperienced person may perform a good job of hair cutting.

The tool may be adjusted for cutting different lengths by changing theposition of the pin 24 with the hole 21 formed in the rod 19. Thecompressing or bringing together of the handles 7 and 8 will cause alifting action by the member 5 of the comb 27. The rod 20 will then saidpivotal mounting 9 so that the hair for cutting. The pin 24 may have ahead in one end and adjacent the opposite end a hole that is adapted toreceive a cotter pin 32. Any other suitable means may be employed topermit the changing of the pin 24 to engage with the different holes 21.

What I claim is 1. A hair cutting tool comprisinga member having a combat one end and a handle at the opposite end, a bar pi'votally connectedto the member intermediate its ends and provided with a plurality ofvertically spaced openings, asecond member provided on one end with acomb and on the opposite end with a handle, said second member pivotallyand adjustably connected to the bar,

and a guide bar pivotally connected to the the rod the ends of thespring being in,

engagement with the members, one of said members having a slot throughwhich the rod is adapted to pass and projects beyond,

'includinga rod connected to one of the members and having a series ofholes longitudinally spaced, the other of said members being providedwith a slot through which passes said latter rod,

and with a hole transversely positioned so that a pin may be passedthrough it and 'one of the holes inthe'rod to provide for adjustment ofthe members and the combs.

3. A hair cutting tool comprising a pair of handled and slotted memberspivotally connected together, said connection also affording anadjustment between-the members, a guide rod p'ivotally connectedto oneof the members and passing a slot in the opposing member, aplurality ofcollars on said rod, a coiled spring on said rod and between thecollars, and a comb transversely mounted on and, carried at one end ofeach of the members, said spring normally acting to move the combstoward each other.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

" AXEL'A. T.'STA1- ILE.

Witnesses EDWARD SwoNBono, CARL JOHNSON;

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